Crews douse house fire in Lafayette

A mother and her teenage daughter were displaced Wednesday night after a fire broke out in their residence in the 300 block of North Cherrywood Drive in Lafayette, police say.

Emergency crews were first dispatched to the scene shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday.

The woman who lives in the home was on the first floor when she noticed smoke coming from an upstairs bedroom, according to Sgt. Todd Dobbs with the Lafayette police. She was able to safely exit the home with her daughter and their dog, Dobbs said.

Multiple fire departments responded to the call, according to Dobbs, including Lafayette, Louisville, Rocky Mountain and Mountain View Fire Rescue.

By 11 p.m., fire crews had doused the blaze, Dobbs said.

The damage to the home was mostly confined to an upstairs bedroom and is expected to be repairable, Dobbs said. Local Red Cross representatives were contacted and will help find shelter for the residents until the house is deemed safe.

The cause of the fire in under investigation, Dobbs said. Foul play is not suspected.

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